Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Police
Administration - University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Senior Management Institute for
Police - Police Executive Research Forum, Washington, D.C.
Professional
Experience:
2003-2009 Elected Sheriff of Jefferson
County, Washington
After retiring for a second time, and returning to the small rural
county that I had chosen as my permanent retirement home, I ran for
public office. This 1,815 square mile, predominantly rural, county
has a full time resident population of only 26,000. The Jefferson
County Sheriff's Office, established in 1853, is one of the oldest
law enforcement organizations in the state of Washington. The
Sheriff's Office budget for fiscal year 2008 was $4.5 million. The
Office has 50 employees and a large network of volunteers and
reserve deputies. See the Sheriff's Office web site at
www.jeffersonsheriff.org for further information. I was
re-elected to a 2nd term which began on January 1, 2007
by an 80% majority. I retired from this office in March 2009.
2001 – 2003
Consultant and Program Director - South Downtown Foundation
Responsibility for
administering several million dollars for improving public safety in
the International District, SoDo, and Pioneer Square neighborhoods
of Seattle. Coordinated efforts with the City of Seattle, the
Seattle Police Department and various interest and civic groups in
the area.
1995-2001
Police Chief of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The 33 square mile city has a
full time resident population of 165,000. An estimated additional
60,000 "snow bird" residents return to second homes in the city
during the 6-month winter season. Fort Lauderdale serves as the
seat of government for a county of 1.5 million and is in the heart
of a diverse tri-county (Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach) population
of 4 million. As one of the premier tourist destinations in South
Florida, over 12 million passengers come through the airport each
year. The ocean port handles the second largest number of cruise
ship sailings in the world. Fort Lauderdale serves as the
governmental and business hub of the County.
The City employed a workforce
of 2,600 employees and operated with a budget of over $334 million.
IAFF, FOP, and AFSCME Unions represent the fire, police, and general
employees, respectively. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department had
a budget of $60 million and consisted of 500 sworn positions and 300
civilian positions. In 2000 the department received 600,000 calls
for service, dispatched over 200,000 of those calls, made over
20,000 arrests, and issued over 65,000 traffic citations. The
Department is now nationally recognized as an innovative leader in
the field of community policing and was one of only a handful of
cities nationwide to be selected as a Community Policing
Demonstration Site by the Department of Justice. Oversaw and
operated the only municipal jail in the state of Florida.
A small sampling of initiatives
undertaken over the 6 years includes:
·
First large municipal police agency in Florida to
receive accreditation
·
Automobile
anti-theft tactics that have reduced auto thefts by nearly 35% in
one year
·
Aggressive
property crime reduction efforts in the area of strengthened pawn
shop record sharing and accountability
·
Partnerships with
State Probation and Parole staff in "Ride Along Programs" with our
patrol officers to remove violators from the community
·
Establishment of
"Citizens on Patrol" in specially marked vehicles to enhance public
safety
·
Aggressive
enforcement of traffic and "quality of life" ordinances to help
neighborhoods
·
Establishment of
a Nuisance Abatement Board to address drug and prostitution activity
·
Significant
reduction in alarm false dispatches to allow increased proactive
patrol
·
Innovative
anti-prostitution and anti-gang programs
·
Federal "Weed &
Seed" designation, which has allowed us to partner with a wide range
of community and governmental entities
·
Thirteen sessions
of the Citizen Police Academy - a 3 month, 35 hour program
·
Summer COPJAM
activities for at risk youth
·
Truancy and
curfew programs which have dramatically reduced the rate of property
crimes
·
Created a widely
acclaimed and informative Internet Web Site:
http://www.flpd.org/
In 1997 undertook a city
financed $10 million technology enhancement initiative for the
Department. Half of it was for a new state of the art Computer
Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Record Management System (RMS), and the
other half for network servers, individual personal computers,
Geographical Information System (GIS), Automated Fingerprint
Identification System (AFIS), internet access, bar coding for
property control and evidence, and the largest law enforcement
deployment of handheld, pen based, Motorola Forte' computers for
patrol officers.
During my 6 year tenure, we
successfully competed and received nearly $8 million in Federal and
State grants. More than forty percent of the grant funds have gone
into non-traditional community and social service support programs,
in lieu of police personnel and hardware.
During my tenure there was a
dramatic improvement in the relationship between our unions and
management. We successfully negotiated two (3 year) contracts
without incident or rancor. Although there has been an increase in
professional expectations of accountability for our employees,
disciplinary appeals to arbitration had been all but eliminated.
1990-1995
Assistant Chief - Seattle Police Department
An appointive, exempt position
reporting directly to the Chief of Police - acted as the Executive
Assistant Chief of the Department and commanded the Support Bureau.
The Police Department employed over 1,875 personnel and had an
annual budget of $120 million.
Responsible for and oversaw the
activity of nine uniquely different divisions including: Training;
Internal Investigations; Crime Prevention: Intelligence;
Communications; Personnel; Records & Evidence; Data Processing; and
Fiscal, Property, & Fleet Management. As the Executive Assistant
Chief, was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the agency
including authority for hiring, discipline, and administrative
decisions. In addition, acted as primary management labor relations
and contract negotiator with 12 labor unions. This bureau employed
approximately 100 sworn and 450 civilians. Served as the Seattle
Police Department's jail liaison executive, as well as jail contract
negotiator. Routinely served as acting Chief of Police.
1986-1990
Major
An appointive, exempt position
- command of SPD Inspectional Services Division, reported directly
to the Chief of Police. Coordinated and implemented strategic
planning for the entire Department and conducted periodic
performance inspections of Departmental units. Oversaw the
preparation of the Department's budget, as well as the formulation
of departmental rules, policies, and procedures. Acted as liaison
with elected officials and community groups.
1984-1985
Captain
Command of SPD North Precinct.
Responsible for Patrol operations in an area of the city that
encompassed a population of 200,000 people and a uniformed force of
130 officers. The precinct contained over a dozen unique
communities including the University of Washington. Routinely
served as acting Patrol Major overseeing all four patrol precincts -
550 sworn personnel.
1982-1983
Captain
Command of SPD Internal
Investigations Section, reported directly to the Chief of Police.
Responsible for overseeing the investigation of alleged misconduct
of nearly 2,000 sworn and civilian members of the Department.
1980-1981
Captain
Command of SPD West Precinct.
Responsible for Patrol Operations in the downtown core of the city.
Major league sports facilities, waterfront maritime industries,
transportation, and financial, retail and business headquarters
serving a daytime population of 300,000 -command of 150 sworn
officers.
1978-1979
Lieutenant
Commander of Basic Recruit
Training. Responsible for the operation and administration of the
recruit training for SPD as well as the contract recruit training
with the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission for
over 100 law enforcement agencies state-wide. Average recruit
population on campus of 140 in 4 concurrent classes, as well as a
multi-agency training staff. Also served for a brief period as a
downtown watch commander in the downtown business area.
1975 – 1977
Sergeant
Served as supervisor in the
following: Patrol - uniformed patrol operations; Special
Patrol Unit - plain clothes tactical response to priority crime
problems, deployment at unusual occurrences, dignitary protection;
Internal Investigations Section - investigation of
citizen, departmental, and criminal allegations of police
misconduct.
1972 – 1975
Detective
Served in the following:
Accident Investigation Section - plain clothes follow-up
investigation of hit-run, serious injury and fatality motor vehicle
accidents; Burglary Section - investigated serious crimes
directed against property; Vice Section - investigated
organized crime, prostitution, pornography, liquor, and gambling
activities, and engaged in extended undercover assignments.
1968-1971
Patrol Officer
Started with Mercer Island (WA)
P.D. in 1968, and then began career with Seattle P.D. in 1969.
Training (small sampling):
·
Police Liability
and the Management of Police Discipline - Americans for Effective
Law Enforcement
·
Police Technology
and Efficiency - International Association of Chiefs of Police
·
Total Quality
Management - The Institute for Quality Service
·
Assessment Center
Operations and Management - Federal Bureau of Investigation
·
Executive
Development - Federal Bureau of Investigation
·
Incident Command
System – National Incident Management System – Through Level 4
·
Gambling
Enforcement and Supervision - Washington State Gambling Commission
·
Labor Relations
and Negotiations - Federal Bureau of Investigation and Washington
Association of Cities
·
Hazardous
Materials Incident Management - National Highway Transportation
Safety Board
·
Dignitary
Protection Management and Supervision - U.S. Secret Service
·
Supervision of
Auto Theft Investigation - National Auto Theft Bureau
·
Police Traffic
Supervision - Northwestern Traffic Institute
·
Municipal Budget
Management - Office of Management and Budget
·
Training for
Trainers - Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
·
Managing Computer
Operations - Department of Administrative Services
·
Investment in
Excellence - The Pacific Institute
·
Organized and
White Collar Crime - The University of Washington
·
Management of
Computer Fraud Investigations - USWEST
Law Enforcement Committees
& Membership:
National:
·
International
Association of Chiefs of Police – Honorary Life Member
·
Police Executive
Research Forum
·
National
Sheriffs’ Association – Life Member
·
American
Correctional Association - Member
State:
·
Appointed by the
Governor and served as the only law enforcement member of the
Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission (August 2003 –
2008)
·
Appointed to, and
served as the chair of the Washington State Board on Law Enforcement
Training Standards and Education (March 2003 – 2008)
·
Homicide Investigation Tracking System (HITS) Advisory
Board (May 2003 – 2006)
·
Executive Board
member of the Washington State Sheriffs’ Association (May 2006 –
2008)
·
Washington
Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs – Honorary Life Member
Local:
·
Past chair of
Jefferson County Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Program
·
Member of the
Peninsula College Criminal Education Program Board
·
Executive Board
of Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Task Force
·
Executive Board
of JeffCom 911 Communications System
·
Jefferson County
Law & Justice Council
·
Olympic Law
Enforcement Executives Association
Achievements (sampling):
·
Past Co-Chair of
Private Sector Liaison Committee - International Association of
Chiefs of Police
·
Coordinator for
successful federal grant application on Community Policing Program
(N.I.J.)
·
National
Institute of Justice Symposium on Closed Circuit Television for
deterrence and investigation of crime - Washington, DC
·
National
Institute of Justice Symposium on Metro Area Drug Strategies -
Washington, DC
·
Coordinator for
federal grant application on Narcotics Strategies in Public Housing
·
Coordinator for
federal grant application on Targeting Young Adult Gang Leaders
·
Federal Bureau of
Investigation - National Law Enforcement Budget Advisory Group -
Appointed by the Director of the F.B.I.
·
Broward County
Chiefs' Association - President and Steering & Training Committees
·
Southeast Florida
Drug Task Force - Board of Directors
·
Metropolitan
Broward County Organized Crime Intelligence Unit - Board of
Directors
·
Florida Police
Chiefs' Association - Ethics Committee
·
Visiting
management assessor for cities of New Orleans (LA), Columbus (OH),
Portland, (OR), San Francisco (CA), Bremerton (WA)
·
Contract
consultant (KOBA Associates) for peer review of NIJ grant work on
the establishment of Computer Crimes Units
·
Contract
consultant (Federal Housing & Urban Development Grant) to visit and
analyze 6 major U.S. cities (Boston, Baltimore, Memphis, Oxnard,
Cleveland & Seattle) police agencies and community policing in
public housing
·
Subject matter
and best practices expert on law enforcement personnel selection,
screening, and back grounding – USIS Investigative Solutions
Conference
·
Developed
statewide law enforcement employment screening and back grounding
model for the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
·
Oversight
responsibility for acquisition of Computer Aided Dispatch and Mobile
Digital Terminal System
·
Oversight
responsibility for acquisition of Comprehensive Shared Records
Management System
·
Oversight
responsibility for acquisition of Jail Booking Video Imaging System
·
Oversight
responsibility for management of computerized Patrol Deployment
Model
·
Responsibility
for design and construction oversight, acceptance and start-up of
new police precinct facility
·
Evaluation of
Detective Decentralization Program and Detective Case Management
System
·
Acquisition of
Geo-based Automated Mapping System
Selected Publications:
·
Contributor -
National Institute of Justice - Off-Duty Police Employment Practices
·
Citation -
Federal Bureau of Investigation article on joint Police-Community
Partnerships
·
Author of
national and state articles - alarm reduction issues and strategies
·
Author of several
historical articles - homicides of police officers
Prior Law Enforcement &
Community Service:
·
Major City Chiefs
- Human Resources sub-committee
·
Washington State
Chiefs & Sheriffs - Information Technology sub-committee
·
Mayor's Task
Force on Street People and the Homeless
·
Selection and
oversight committee for Police Department Management Study
consultant contract
·
Selection and
oversight committee for Police-Citizen Complaint Process consultant
contract
·
Executive Member
- South Florida Regional Law, Safety, and Justice Committee
·
Automated
Fingerprint Identification System / Jails - On-site benchmark
testing & nationwide visitation team
·
Health Service
and Police Community Based Alcohol Triage Program
·
King County
Executive - Jail Advisory Committee (JCWG)
·
City of Seattle -
Deferred Compensation Plan provider selection and oversight
·
Evaluation and
Selection Committee - RFP responses for design of new municipal
campus
·
Seattle Police
Department - reorganization committee that resulted in
Departmental restructuring
·
Explorer Scout
Law Enforcement Program
·
United Way of
Broward County - Board of Directors
·
Broward County
Commission on Substance Abuse - Chair, Board of Directors
·
Broward County
Juvenile Justice Advisory Board
·
Broward County
Substance Abuse Policy Advisory Board
·
Broward Workshop
- Criminal Justice Committee
·
Florida
Department of Law Enforcement - UCR Advisory Committee
·
Alarm Association
of Florida / Law Enforcement - Board of Directors (1996-1997)